Who are the top students in the world, do you know? Last week the Organization for Economic Co-operation Development (經(jīng)濟(jì)合作與發(fā)展組織) picked the best students in the world. They are Finnish (芬蘭的). The OECD gave a test to 280 000 15-year-old students from more than 40 coun­tries and regions (地區(qū)) last year. The OECD wan­ted to know how well students were doing at school.
Finnish students were No. 1 in the reading test and second in maths after Hong Kong students. Those from Japan and Finland were top in science. In the problem solving, Finnish students came sec­ond to those from South Korea. The test also showed Finland had more top students than the other countries.
Finns (芬蘭人) of your age have done a really good job but don’t have a sense of envy. You can learn from them. Most Finnish students make good use of the Internet. Of course not for computer games, but for doing more exercises and finding out more information.
Libraries are also important. Finland spends a lot of money on them. Many students have a free card. They read for at least one or two hours a day.
What do you usually do on the Internet? How often do you go to libraries?
【小題1】Students from which country or region did best in the reading test?

A．South Korea.

B．Hong Kong.

C．Finland.

D．Japan.

【小題2】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Hong Kong students were No. 1 in maths.

B．Finnish students were the first of all the tests.

C．Finnish students did well in the problem sol­ving.

D．Japanese students were top in science.

【小題3】From this passage we know that_________.

A．the test can make the students lose their in­terest in learning

B．the test is designed to find out good ways to use the Internet

C．it’s hard to tell who the best students in the world are

D．Finnish students make better use of the In­ternet and libraries

Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large    36   .The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.

One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not    37    that we share all the rice. I’m   38    and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and    39   across the field    40    their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.

At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to   41   me when I am   42  . However, my brother has no one to take care of his   43    .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.

Several months passed by. They found    44   strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears    45   their eyes at once.

（   ）36. A. group     B. family           C. class            D. team

（   ）37. A. right     B. popular      C. interesting      D. wrong

（   ）38. A. poor      B. happy            C. alone            D. rich

（   ）39. A. jumped        B. played           C. went         D. rode

（   ）40. A. from      B. through      C. off          D. between

（   ）41. A. look after    B. look for     C. look out     D. look at

（   ）42. A. worried       B. old          C. healthy      D. dead

（   ）43. A. hope      B. children     C. farm         D. future

（   ）44. A. them      B. this             C. it               D. that

（   ）45. A. appeared      B. filled           C. dropped      D. rose   

Li Ruyan, 13 and his classmates in Shanghai did something special last summer. They worked in groups with traffic police at different crossroads in the city. Holding small red flags, the students helped keep order and stopped people from jaywalking(亂穿馬路).

As part of the school project. Li’s school has encouraged its students to do more community(社區(qū))work.

After the half day of exhausting work Li told himself not to jaywalk anymore.

“I think through community work we get to help others and, more importantly, we grow a sense of responsibility(責(zé)任感),” he said.

Community service is an important part of education for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation. For those Americans who have finished 1,400 hours of community work, they can be awarded nearly $ 5, 000(33, 000 yuan).

Chinese students today do more community work, too. For example, starting from 2010, Sichuan high school students have been asked to do 10 days of community work. It will become part of their school grade.

  Qian Lijun, 16, and her classmates in Suzhou, Jiangsu went to a local elder care home this winter. They put Spring Festival couplets (對(duì)聯(lián)) on the walls and cheered up the people living there.

  Li Xiaotian, 15, of Anshan said he used to clear flyers (小廣告) from telephone poles (電線(xiàn)桿) with his classmates. They brought tools, towels and buckets and worked for three hours under the summer sun. “It was tiring, but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads — we really felt proud,” he said.

1.What was the special thing Li Ruyan did last summer?

A. He joined a special group of Class13.

B. He become a policeman.

C. He helped the traffic police at a crossroad.

D. He stopped people from talking.

2.From this passage we know that _______.

A. Li Ruyan’s school is in the middle of a big city.  

B. Li Ruyan and his classmates do some community work every day.   

C. Ruyan and his classmates often hold small flags when they cross the roads. 

D. Ruyan and his classmates think it is good for them to do some community work.

3.Community service _______.

A. has become a very important part of education only in China.

B. is very important in school education in some foreign countries.

C. is the only part of the school project for teenagers around the world.

D. needs students to finish at least 1,000 hours of community work.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The students in Shanghai helped people to keep the traffic rules.

B. The students in Suzhou visited the old people’s home. 

C. The students in Anshan cleaned the walls under the summer sun. 

D. The students in Sichuan sent Spring Festival couplets to the old people.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Community service helps students grow a sense of responsibility.

B. Through community work students get to help others and learn something.

C. Students are now encouraged to do more community work in many school in China.

D. Students will be awarded much money for doing more community work in Canada and the US.

 

Wanda Shopping Centre Coupons (優(yōu)惠券)

Six Hours Free Parking 　　If you spend ￥100 or more in our stores, you will receive six hours of free parking. When you have spent ￥100 or more, just take this coupon to the customer (顧客) service desk and they will stamp your parking ticket to allow 6 hours of free parking.                      Offer available until December 14

Win a ￥1000 CD Collection Win your choice of ￥1000 worth of CDs from JoJo’s Music Store. Just buy any two CDs and your name will go into the lucky competition. Select your own prize from various CDs of rock, pop, jazz and classical music. The competition ends on December 14. Prize announced on December 21. Check JoJo’s store for more information.

10% Off Present this coupon at the Book Store to get a 10% discount on any books you want. We have lots of books to choose from, including children's books, novels, travel guides and science fictions. You're sure to find something that you will enjoy. Shop now for Christmas, we have plenty of toys as gifts for you. Offer available until December 14.

Half-price Movie Tickets Buy any full-price movie ticket on weekdays, and you can buy a second ticket for a friend for only half price. The latest movies are all here, showing in any of our theaters at Wanda Sopping Center. Off available until December 14

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1.What are the advertisements for?

A. Food you can order.                                      B. Places to go on vacation. 

C. Special offers at a shopping center.             D. Things on sale in a big store.

2.. If you have spent￥100, you'll get ________ at the shopping center. 

A. six hours of free parking        B. a free soft drink  

C. a movie ticket at half price  D. two free CDs

3. Which of the following is not mentioned at this shopping center?

A. Book store.       B. Music store.                C. Restaurant.           D. Toy store.

4. If you want to buy some books for￥50 with the coupon, you will have to pay________.

A. ￥40                       B. ￥45                           C. ￥55                 D. ￥60

5. We can know from this passage________.

 A. you and your friends can use these coupons at Christmas

 B. there is more than one theatre in the center

 C. you will win ￥1000 worth of CDs from JoJo’s Music Store if you buy two CDs

 D. you only need to pay 6 yuan for the best fast food.

 

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”

“If you must know, I make ＄20 each hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, the go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”

The little boy went to his room no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed (平靜) down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on your just now.” said the man, “Here’s ＄10.”

“Oh, thank you Daddy！” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”

1.How much does the boy’s father make one hour?

A. ＄10    B. ＄20     C. ＄30    D. ＄40

2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means     .

   A. very angry    B. quite happy   C. too excited    D. a little nerous

3.At first, the father refused to lend the money because     .

   A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself.

   B. he did not have enough money at that moment

   C. the thought the boy would buy something of no use

   D. the boy always borrowed the money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy      with twenty dollars.

   A. a new novel for himself        B. a nice present for his father

   C. a toy for his own birthday     D. one hour of his father’s time

5.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father     .

   A. often played with his son        B. spent little time with his son

   C. didn’t love his son at all       D. often came home early